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Best Restaurants In Tacoma Area

You definitely want to find yourself at the waterfront in Tacoma when the sun is out! With breathtaking views that span across 46 miles of glorious shoreline, where else would you rather be?! Aside from the exquisite beauty that you’ll take in, you can expect locally sourced cuisine that’ll leave your mouth watering and begging for more!

From organic produce to fine wine and the freshest ingredients, Tacoma’s restaurants have it all! You’ll find quirky soup emporiums, quaint hole-in-the-wall spots, fine dining (at its finest), and you may even stumble across a dumpling stand!

No matter the restaurant, you’re in for a culinary treat when you’re out to eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner in Tacoma.

 

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Top Restaurants in Tacoma

 

Over the Moon Café

A gorgeous cafe with a lovely relaxed ambiance is just the beginning of your experience at Over the Moon Café. You will have a tough time choosing what to order with their large and tasty menu selection for both food and drinks! Think ribeye, crab bisque, and croutes de fromage.

A bonus is the great wifi service that they offer and if you’re in the mood to treat your significant other – it’s a great spot for a date night! 

Cliff House Restaurant

If a juicy steak or flavor-packed pasta is what you’re looking for to satisfy your hunger, then visit Cliff House and experience elegant dining with sweeping Sound views. This magnificent restaurant is positioned on a bluff over Commencement Bay. It’s an extremely popular restaurant with panoramic sunset views of Mount Rainier, the Puget Sound, and the Tacoma skyline. You can order crab and artichoke dip, lobster, and tasty favorites like a Creme Brulee Trio!

Lobster Shop

More Commencement Bay views are served up when you’re dining at this gem of a seafood spot! That’s not all that you’ll be served lobster that’s to die for and other seafood dishes that complement the waterfront experience! Pick a spot on the deck on the perfect day out and enjoy the warm complimentary bread while the chef prepares your meal. It’s also the ideal venue to celebrate because the atmosphere is wonderful!

Harbor Lights

50 years and counting! That’s how long this popular waterfront restaurant has opened its doors to seafood-loving patrons! They’re known for serving up portions that spill over your plate and a popular order for the kitchen is the four-pound bucket of steamed clams. De-licious! Of course, the views can’t go unmentioned with sunsets that please the eyes every time!

Marzano Italian Restaurant

This is hands down the best place in Tacoma for Italian food!  Expect a house that’s been renovated to suit Italian foodies and patrons with an Italian owner just to make you feel as though you were actually dining in Italy! You’ll have the choice of specialties like homemade pasta and braised rabbit and all things traditional Italian, with a modern touch. It’s a cute, energetic, and intimate space to eat and you will not be disappointed!

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